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    3. 強いる

    強いる

    強しい​る​

    to force

    N1KMT7News #18+1CoreVerb, TransitiveEmotions & PsychologyKanji Vocab14 strokes

    しいる

    Verb, Transitive

    1.
    to force, to compel, to coerce, to press, to impose

    Stroke 0 / 14

    Speed1.0x

    彼かれは私わたしに無む理りな仕し事ごとを強しいた。

    He forced an unreasonable task on me.

    KMT6Work & CareerEmotions & Psychology
    会かい社しゃは従じゅう業ぎょう員いんに長ちょう時じ間かん労ろう働どうを強しいている。

    The company is forcing long working hours on its employees.

    KMT7Work & CareerEmotions & Psychology
    誰だれかに自じ分ぶんの価か値ち観かんを強しいるのは良よくない。

    It's not good to impose your values on someone.

    KMT7Emotions & PsychologyDaily Life
    災さい害がい時じ、被ひ災さい者しゃに過か度どな負ふ担たんを強しいるべきではない。

    In times of disaster, we should not impose excessive burdens on disaster victims.

    KMT7Emotions & PsychologyDaily Life
    彼かれは自じ分ぶんの意い見けんを他た人にんに強しいる傾けい向こうがある。

    He has a tendency to impose his opinions on others.

    KMT8Emotions & PsychologyDaily Life

    Characters that make up this word

    強
    つよ.い・つよ.まる・つよ.める・し.いる・こわ.い…(3)
    strong
    Kanji
    い
    i
    Kana
    る
    ru
    Kana
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